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Post by Loki on May 22, 2006 0:21:25 GMT -5
Barbaro still facing challenges after surgery
Derby winner Barbaro calmly emerged from five hours of surgery Sunday, but doctors still say chances of survival are 50-50.
My thoughts and prayers goes out to him. As you can see, theres still a chance they might have to put Barbaro down. They break in his leg occurred right after the start of the Preakness. Hope everything works out fine for this bueatiful horse.
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Post by Dragonsrule on May 22, 2006 6:16:35 GMT -5
So do I. I watch horse racing 4-5 days a week, work at the OTW. Most horses would have been put down on the track, but he is too valuable as a stud, so you have to try and save him. I really wanted him to win the Triple Crown, because then the owners would have put him back on the Turf. This horse was a monster on the turf to start carreer and was bred Royally for it. They was talk, he would have gone to Europe to win the Arc de Triumph. Then I would have loved to see him win the Breeders Cup Turf, At that point his value as a stud would have reached about 100 million, now its about 40 million. I look forward to 4years down the road and his progeny start running.
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Post by Loki on May 22, 2006 23:52:57 GMT -5
I dont watch alot of Horse racing but i am a very big animal person and i hate to see somethign like this happen to a animal.
The following i got off of Yahoo sports this evening:
Barbaro has surgery, Derby winner begins road to recovery
By RICHARD ROSENBLATT, AP Racing Writer
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) -- Barbaro was on his feet Monday in his 12-by-12 stall, and that's where he'll be for the next few days, the next few weeks and probably the next few months.
With a fiberglass cast on his right hind leg and a staff of veterinarians keeping a 24-hour watch, standing around is the best thing -- the only thing -- the stricken Kentucky Derby winner can do.
A day after surgeons spent more than five hours pinning together the leg bones he shattered in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, the 3-year-old was adjusting to his new life as a rehab patient.
"He got through the night very well, day one and into day two is going as well as expected," said Dr. Corinne Sweeney, executive hospital director at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center. "He is standing on the leg, and with the appropriate amount of weight on it."
Despite the good initial reports, doctors have guardedly given Barbaro a 50-50 chance for survival.
"He's doing all the things a horse should do, including eating and nickering at the mares near him," Dr. Dean Richardson, who performed the five-plus hour surgery with a team of assistants, said on the hospital's Web site. "While we are optimistic, we remain cautious about his prognosis and are watching for signs of infection at the surgical site, laminitis and other possible aftereffects of the surgery."
Laminitis is an often-fatal disease sometimes brought on by uneven weight balance.
The colt, accustomed to strong early morning gallops at the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md., is far, far removed from that routine. His daily regiment now consists of trying to stand comfortably and keeping his weight evenly distributed.
Barbaro will spend his long recovery in the intensive care unit of this 650-acre center in the heart of Pennsylvania horse country.
So far, his appetite has been fine and his vital signs are good, Sweeney said.
Barbaro was the odds-on favorite to win the Preakness and set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes. But a few hundred yards out of the starting gate, he took a bad step, his leg flared out grotesquely and he veered sideways before jockey Edgar Prado pulled the powerful colt to a halt.
Later that night he was vanned to New Bolton and surgery lasted most of the afternoon on Sunday.
"He looked pretty bright, I guess you can't ask for anything more," said trainer Michael Matz, who guided Barbaro to an undefeated record before the Preakness.
"I'm hoping for the best, I'm very optimistic. It's going to be a long time and we just have to take it day by day and keep our fingers crossed."
Prado, in an interview with MSNBC on Monday night, said he was "devastated about the whole situation" and planned to visit Barbaro later this week.
"It is like a bad dream," the jockey said. "Unfortunately, that's part of racing. And this is the bad, bad part of the racing."
Barbaro has been receiving antibiotics and pain medication, and is able to move around -- or even lay down -- in his stall if he chooses.
"For this to be successful, the horse has to be able to stand during the healing stage," Sweeney said. "Lying down also would be advantageous to healing."
Barbaro sustained a broken cannon bone above the ankle, a broken sesamoid bone behind the ankle and a broken long pastern bone below the ankle. The fetlock joint -- the ankle -- was dislocated.
Richardson said the pastern bone was shattered in "20-plus pieces."
The bones were put in place to fuse the joint by inserting a plate and 23 screws to repair damage so severe that most horses wouldn't have survived it.
Horses are often euthanized after serious leg injuries because circulation problems and deadly diseases can arise if they are unable to distribute weight on all fours. Also, money is a factor.
For extensive surgery and recovery, it could cost "tens of thousands of dollars," Richardson said. Many owners choose against trying to save a horse with a serious injury.
But in Barbaro's case, well-to-do owners Gretchen and Roy Jackson are hoping for a full recovery.
"They are optimistic that if this is a successful healing he will be a successful stallion," Sweeney said.
Barbaro's sire, Dynaformer, commands a $100,000 stud fee.
Matz was encouraged after his visit, but was left wondering what might have been had his horse won the Preakness.
"It would have been great if he could have won the Triple Crown," Matz said. "He tried. He won the Derby, he got hurt.
"We've had horses that broke down before. It's something that happens. Sometimes you can't save them and sometimes you can. Hopefully, this will be one of the times we can save him," Matz said.
Inside the center, apples, carrots, peppermints and flowers continued arriving for Barbaro. On a white sheet of paper next two dozen roses was a note: "Thank you for doing all you can to save Barbaro. America is so thankful."
It was signed, Silvia, Miami F.
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Post by MjolnirH on May 23, 2006 5:36:28 GMT -5
yeah, I just happened to be watching the race when it happened. I'm quite sure that he'll recover ok, however, he'll never race again....but its not the end for him, now comes the funn stuff for him...he gets to fvck some equine chickies
#doit#
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Post by Loki on May 23, 2006 12:48:36 GMT -5
He's not out of the wood yet. If the legs doesnt heal right they will probally have to put him down. But if it does heal....oh yeah. Do a little dance....make a little love......get down tonight.
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Post by Loki on May 25, 2006 2:36:31 GMT -5
Heres a updated article on his condition after surgery:
Barbaro happy, stable, napping; Prado still trying to cope
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) -- Barbaro's jockey said he spent days in tears after the Kentucky Derby winner's career-ending breakdown in the Preakness Stakes.
"Of all the tears I have cried, if tears could heal a wound, Barbaro would be healed by now," Edgar Prado said Wednesday on the New York Racing Association's Web site. "I've been thinking about him and I've been crying on and off."
Prado won three races Wednesday after the track was closed the past two days. On Sunday, the day after the Preakness at Pimlico, Prado won two races at Belmont.
"Saturday was a nightmare," Prado said. "I was heartbroken Monday and Tuesday. The busier I stay, the better it will be for me."
Barbaro, who was unbeaten in six races and a serious Triple Crown threat, shattered three bones in his right hind leg at the start of the Preakness.
"I have never ridden a horse that broke down that was as special as Barbaro," Prado said. "A lot of people thought this was the year there'd be a Triple Crown. All we can do now is pray for him to have a speedy recovery and for him to enjoy the rest of his life."
Meanwhile, Barbaro enjoyed a restful nap and a few crunchy treats Wednesday, another small step toward recovery.
"Probably he has as many carrots as the doctors allow and as many apples as the doctors allow because he's received enough to feed the whole hospital," said Corinne R. Sweeney, executive hospital director at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center.
Fans have delivered "expressions of apples and baskets and stuffed animals and religious statues," Sweeney said. "It's just amazing the depth of the concern and the warmth that comes out."
Dr. Dean Richardson, who performed the six-hour surgery Sunday, called his famous patient's condition excellent, though he has cautioned that Barbaro remains vulnerable to infection and other life-threatening complications.
"He is stable and happy," Richardson said Wednesday afternoon.
Barbaro's pastern bone was shattered in more than 20 pieces. Doctors inserted a plate and 27 screws to repair the severe damage.
Barbaro's owners Gretchen and Roy Jackson have praised Prado for being able to pull up Barbaro a few hundred yards after he was injured at the start of the race.
"In talking with Edgar, he said he was fine after he broke through the gate," Roy Jackson said, referring to Barbaro getting through the gate early before being led around an re-loaded for the start. "Edgar thinks it happened 50-75 yards after he left the gate, coming down the wrong way on that leg. It was just one of those things."
Prado said "anybody could have done the same job.
"I reacted pretty quickly and I tried to hold him together," he added. "The horse did his job by not fighting with me. He's an intelligent horse. He knew he was hurt and he knew what he wanted -- he wanted to survive. I think he'll make it through. He's a very special horse."
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Post by Loki on May 28, 2006 23:47:17 GMT -5
Taken from yahoo sports:
Barbaro's health continues to improve NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kentucky Derby champion Barbaro is making small strides each day to recover from a devastating leg fracture, doctors said Friday.
"He looks good, everything is fine," said veterinarian Dean Richardson, who inserted 27 pins into the colt's leg during a four-hour operation on Sunday.
"His appetite is particularly good today."
The three-year-old colt suffered a life-threatening and career-ending fracture of his right hind leg during the $1 million Preakness Stakes in Baltimore last Saturday.
Richardson, the chief of surgery at the New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa., said a special horseshoe has been applied to the colt's left hind leg.
The horseshoe will help prevent laminitis in the left foot from bearing the extra weight, he said.
Barbaro was unbeaten in six career races prior to the Preakness and was believed by many to be a serious threat to become thoroughbred racing's 12th Triple Crown winner.
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Post by Loki on May 28, 2006 23:48:35 GMT -5
Taken from Yahoo sports:
Barbaro enjoying quiet holiday weekend
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) -- Barbaro is enjoying a quiet Memorial Day weekend, good news for the Kentucky Derby winner who is a week removed from surgery for a life-threatening injury.
"Barbaro is doing very well and seems perfectly content spending his holiday weekend at New Bolton Center receiving abundant carrots, apples and veterinary attention," said Corinne Sweeney, executive director at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center.
Barbaro broke down May 20 shortly after leaving the starting gate at Pimlico Race Course, shattering bones in his right hind leg. The bay colt was rushed from Baltimore to the New Bolton Center and underwent six hours of surgery the next day.
He remains in the intensive care unit, and doctors have said it could be months before they know if the colt can survive what have been termed catastrophic injuries that leave him vulnerable to infection and other life-threatening complications.
The former Triple Crown contender had an uneventful week, and that's a good thing, Sweeney said.
"There is nothing to report, and that's good news," Sweeney said. "It's sort of business as usual, a regular day in ICU."
Barbaro won the Kentucky Derby by 6 1/2 lengths and was expected to make a Triple Crown bid before a sudden misstep early in the Preakness ended his racing career. Depending on his recovery, he might still have a career as a stud.
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Post by Loki on May 28, 2006 23:49:49 GMT -5
Taken from Yahoo sports:
A quick look at Barbaro
A quick look at Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro and how he's progressing from lifesaving surgery at the New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa.:
MEDICAL UPDATE: Barbaro is enjoying a quiet holiday weekend, filled with plenty of carrots, apples and veterinary attention.
HIS DAY: The Kentucky Derby winner spent another day in the intensive care unit, one week after undergoing almost six hours of surgery for the life-threatening injury to his right hind leg sustained at the Preakness.
WELL WISHES: Barbaro and the New Bolton Center continue to receive little presents and volumes of horse treats and bags of peppermints.
QUOTE: "There is nothing to report, and that's good news." -- Corinne Sweeney, executive director of the New Bolton Center
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Post by Loki on Jul 10, 2006 0:28:17 GMT -5
Barbaro develops complications July 9, 2006
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) -- Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro has developed "potentially serious" complications to his injured right hind leg, and underwent surgery to treat a new infection.
The infection developed in the leg where a titanium plate and 27 screws were inserted after the 3-year-old colt shattered three bones at the start of the Preakness on May 20.
The hardware was replaced and the infection treated Saturday night after Barbaro showed discomfort and had a "consistently" high fever.
Surgery was performed by Dr. Dean Richardson at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center, where Barbaro has been recovering in the intensive care unit.
In a statement released by the hospital Sunday, Richardson emphasized that the complications are "potentially serious."
"Barbaro had developed some discomfort and a consistently elevated temperature so we believed it was in his best interest to remove the hardware and thoroughly clean the site of the infection," Richardson said. "We also applied a longer cast on that leg for additional support."
It is the third procedure in less than a week for Barbaro. He had the cast on his injured leg replaced and some new screws inserted Monday, and on Wednesday another new cast was applied. Also, Barbaro is being treated for a small abscess on the sole of his left hind hoof, according to the hospital.
Richardson said Barbaro's main fracture is healing well, but the pastern joint -- a joint above the hoof -- continues to be a concern. The joint, which doctors are attempting to fuse, was stabilized with "new implants and a fresh bone graft."
Barbaro took longer to recover from the anesthesia from this latest procedure, but Richardson added the colt was back in his stall and receiving pain medication, antibiotics and "other supportive care."
Barbaro's owners and trainer continue to visit twice daily, the statement said.
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